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Article: Canada and U. S. Save Shared Species at Risk.
- Article from:
- Endangered Species Bulletin
- Article date:
- March 1, 1999
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1999 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Among the many challenges facing wildlife managers in North America is the fact that political and biogeographical boundaries rarely coincide. For example, the border separating the United States and Canada intersects nine major ecological regions, including Arctic tundra, many forest types, several mountain ranges, two coastal plains, the vast interior plains, and the Great Lakes. These regions feature a great diversity of plants and animals, many of which either migrate or range across the borders between the two countries. Some of these shared species are at risk and need urgent attention in both countries to save them from extinction.
Many North American ...